Carbon no more...

Was riding a 06 aluminium rush and changed it for 07 carbon. It was a dream to ride until a wipeout where the bike smashed the ground and probably a rock and bruised the frame. Not a big one, but still, its unsuable anymore from my LBS opinion. I remember aluminium, much more resistant to shocks. Carbon fiber is good the way it meant to be (by riding position) but dont hit it too hard, its not meant to managed shocks.

Was riding a 06 aluminium rush and changed it for 07 carbon. It was a dream to ride until a wipeout where the bike smashed the ground and probably a rock and bruised the frame. Not a big one, but still, its unsuable anymore from my LBS opinion. I remember aluminium, much more resistant to shocks. Carbon fiber is good the way it meant to be (by riding position) but dont hit it too hard, its not meant to managed shocks.

Calfee can probably repair the frame for you for a couple hundered bucks. I am thinking that if you hit that same rock with an aluminum frame it would have resulted with a nasty ding and dent that probably would have compromised the aluminum frame too.

I onyl say this beacuse i have dropp and crasehd my taurine on rocks a few times and so far no probelms.

frame is out for repair, sorry no pics. it was the size of a quarter. THe crash was not dramatic, an over-the-bar at low speed, i realize later by wiping the bike that it has a bruise on it (top tube).... WE'll see.

I talked to the folks at Cannondale before purchasing my Carbon Rush and was told that if a rock hit the bike (where I live, rocks come up and hit the downtube all the time) and damaged the frame that the warrantee would not cover it.

The bike is so awesome I had to have it anyway.

It is good to know that it can be repaired, although I am usually the one to get hurt and not my bike
Luckely I repair easily...

If you damage it and want to have it repaired I would suggest either Calfee or Rue Sports www.ruesports.com Brent Ruegamer used to work for Calfee and does some amazing bikes. I have seen him do repairs on lots of CF bikes. Still trying to sell a kidney so I can have him make that custom CF swingarm for my Rush........

If you damage it and want to have it repaired I would suggest either Calfee or Rue Sports www.ruesports.com Brent Ruegamer used to work for Calfee and does some amazing bikes. I have seen him do repairs on lots of CF bikes. Still trying to sell a kidney so I can have him make that custom CF swingarm for my Rush........Kevin

That sounds good....unfortunately I only have one good kidney I found out 2 years ago but appearantly 1 good one is all you need